Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-11-26

only one car attached, and in tho most
favorable position. There was abundance
Of volunteers, and no need of explana-
tions, for now everybody was sure that
the impressed powder story was false and
~absurd-had thought so all the time!
Conductor Smith, OF the Rome train, gave
it for the service at once. AL was done
SO quickly that Murphy saw them start and
had to run ut his best speed to keep from
being left behind! Fuller probably made
a mistake i'll not taking the New York, as
the other engine was much inferior, with
small wheels and incapable Of great speed.
But the distance in which they could use
it turned out to be short, and being driven
at the height of its power, it is not proba-
Bile that much was lost; while the time
spent in changing the freight trains out
Of the way might have cost the Ooste-
naula bridge.
A mile or more from Kingston they
found some ties On the track at the place
where we cut the wires, and were obliged
to stop and throw them of. OF course an
effort was made to send a message from
Kingston to Chattanooga as soon as Fuller
arrived, but we had cut the wire too quick
for them. Continuing on the way, they
came in q few minutes to tho place where
the track had been torn up. A southern
account says sixty yards had been re-
moved; but this is a gross exaggeratiOn.
Track lifting was only intended to make
the road temporarily impossible, and our
| broken rail answered this purpose as well
as a dozen. Had there been a regular
track layer with the pursuers a rail would
not have caused q great delay. but it was
in all cases sufficient for its purpose on
this day.
Though we had heard the whistle of the
pursuers, they neither heard nor saw us ut
this point, and came near wreck; but they
were on their guard because of the similar
break which had caused their fall from the
hand car, and by great effort and revers-
ing the engine they were able to prevent
an accident. But their progress seemed
to be completely barred. AS usual 10 one
but Fuller and Murphy seemed to have
! the least idea what to do; in fact during
the whole day every hopeful plan of pur-
suit sprung from their indomitable energy.
Too much credit from the Confederate
point of view cannot be given to them.
They were already practiced in foot travel,
and once more set out in that manner; all
the rest, remaining behind, had no further
influence on the fortunes Of the day. But
at full speed the two pedestrians pushed
over the slippery and muddy road and
through the driving rain. They felt sure
of finding the freight train, or the pessen-
ger, either at Adairsville or further on
this side. Should they be obliged to take
the terribly fatiguing run to the station
itself they would probably he too late; but
they were determined to do their utmost.
Notice how all things seemed to work
against us on this eventful day. If we
had not stopped to take up this rail at all,
we would have had abundant time to
reach the freight and start it south, as we
did; and the freight train running south,
and Fuller's train running at full speed
would have produced a frightful collision,
which could scarcely have been prevented;
for the freight man had been Induced to
set out BIZ h representations Of Andrews.